Montagu pistachio, mint and lime pesto served with grilled chicken, fish and boerewors.
Pistachio, mint and lime pesto with Willow Creek Olive Estate’s Lemon Flavoured Olive Oil served with grilled chicken, fish, and boerewors.
It goes perfectly with whatever you have planned for this weekend.
Chef Mynhardt
SERVINGS
6-8 people
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
45 minutes
Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 200g Montagu raw pistachio kernels
- 1 large handful of fresh mint leaves, about 60g
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
- 50g Grated parmesan cheese
- Willow Creek Lemon flavoured olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 BBQ sauce marinated flattened chicken
- 3 small sea breams or any other large white fish that can be cooked on the braai, ask your fish monger to gut and scale the fish for you
- 1 kg Boerewors,
INSTRUCTIONS
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Oven Temperature: 180 degrees Celsius
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Place the pistachios on a baking tray and toast on 180 degrees Celsius for 5-10 minutes.
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Place the pistachios in a food processor and blend until it looks like very fine green breadcrumbs.
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Add the mint, lime zest and juice and cheese and blend until combined.
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While the machine is running, add some olive oil until it forms a paste. You can add more or less depending on how thick you like your pesto.
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Season to taste and keep refrigerated until your meat is ready.
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Grill your chicken, fish and boerewors to your liking.
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Serve the pesto with the meats and fish.
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The smokey flavour of the meats and fish go very well with the flavour of the pistachio, mint and lime.
Willow Creek Olive Estate
Lemon Flavoured Olive Oil
R89.00
Our award-winning Lemon Flavoured Olive Oil is a light and refreshing oil. Its tangy profile is perfectly balanced with a sweet and zesty undertone. This delicious product consists of 100% delicate extra virgin olive oil and lemon flavouring.
WILLOW CREEK OLIVE ESTATE
Product Range
Willow Creek Olive Estate strives to be the preferred South African extra virgin olive oil brand by developing a diversified range of quality, ethical and trusted products that promote a healthy lifestyle. Our versatile range of premium olive-based products is constantly evolving to accommodate the culinary and sensory demands of consumers and connoisseurs alike.
